BR in the 1980s Manchester Piccadilly Station on 8th June 1989

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN THE 1980's
Manchester Piccadilly Station on 8th June 1989
Continuing with my archive of video recording between the years of 1986 to 2001 this clip is of Manchester Piccadilly Station taken on 08/06/1989. From the end of the platform the catenary certainly looked very futuristic. Class 304s in a variety of liveries were still abundant and not a voyager in sight...keep an eye out for the double headed class 31 train arriving. I hope the video takes you back to this period with fond memories. Feel free to comment, good or bad, all comments are read and greatly appreciated, but it is not always possible to answer each individually. Sit back and enjoy this latest production remembering all those now long gone Locomotive classes and other types of traction. Many thanks for all subscriptions and all of those viewers who have kindly shown an interest in my material.

[@Perrygallo]

This is the type of footage that must be saved forever. Iconic

[@spompey]

Part of the reason why I am uploading virtually my whole archive...many thanks ....Mark

[@ispi_video_photo]

Brings back memories of my student days. All those trips to Southampton (sorry), and back. I can't remember a single train ever arriving less than an hour late 🤣

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@markedgar6437]

That's a warm and fuzzy farty sound from the Blue classic DMU there, how comforting that was when swaying gently from side to side on the dusty deep sinking seats, was always like going back to the womb 😂 , great memories, thanks again

[@spompey]

You're very welcome Mark...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@AndreiTupolev]

And a brand new 90014 with the, thankfully, proper size numbers they'd started to apply following the brief period of the silly tiny ones on InterCity locos

[@davidwallace5831]

Thank you - brought back all the old memories.

[@spompey]

Glad to have brought back the past a little nearer to you David and many thanks.....best wishes....Mark

[@duncancurtis5108]

When Madchester was kicking off. Twistin my melon, man!😊

[@stephenpowell5912]

Yeah baby 👍🤓

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@cteasdale1979]

Madchester lol

[@spompey]

@@cteasdale1979 many thanks for watching and best regards....Mark

[@Cliffjumper24]

I was surprised to see the tow sets of Class 304's at the start... which then became THREE! This must have been a morning visit because the only time 304's (and later 305's) operated in pairs was on ECS workings from Longsight in preparation for the morning peak, or after about 7pm when the evening peak was over and trains went to hourly, and units were paired up for ECS back to Longsight. Incidentally, it used to be the same case for Class 323's, but in the last few years they've started being used on Manchester to Liverpool stoppers alongside pairs of Class 331's. This was a almost blast from the past for me. My first visit to Manchester Piccadilly was New Years day 1991, before my family and I made Manchester our home in the Sprint of 1991, and it's still my home today!

[@spompey]

It was surprisingly late afternoon just before the evening peak....thanks for watching and for the comment....Mark

[@dbrailways]

Excellent- so much variety

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@stephenpowell5912]

Lovely Footage from 34 years ago ❤️ Was only 16 back then ,Now 50 great memories of back in the day ❤️

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@liamburke1741]

Brilliant footage. Brings back awesome memories again. Thank you 👍

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@Tornado922]

Another superb film, well done

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@londonphotographer]

City of Carlisle / Class 86 rolls out at the end! What a classy finish.

[@spompey]

You are most welcome....Best wishes...Mark

[@johnmeredith3652]

Aproximatly the year I visited piccadilly I remember the train types well especially the old blue trains cl 303s and also all the british built locos how sad it makes me feel to see the loss of all the variety

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@passionfruit7276]

i miss the bouncy seats in those 304's

[@spompey]

Yes they were very springy.....many thanks for watching.....Mark

[@dieseldave3879]

Like having your own time-machine ... 🚂👍

[@spompey]

Yes even better....You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@stevehull787]

Great footage 👍

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@75ferris]

I remember sitting in the blue cage trolleys watching trains….

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@matthewlovelock6928]

Brutes

[@spompey]

@@matthewlovelock6928 The infamous Brute Trolley....So damn NOISY.....Many thanks for the comment and best wishes....Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

Wait what if u made a 360 version of one of ur videos of trains in manchester 1980 ones

[@spompey]

Many thanks but my edit suite does not support 360....Best wishes....Mark

[@duxberry1958]

use to get a pair 31,s on a saturday morning lime st to yarmouth i think on a holiday maker

[@spompey]

You're very welcome...many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

Why did most old electric trains have wires attached at the back where their corridor connection is

[@spompey]

To couple to other units when the need for passenger space was required....many thanks Budd....Mark

[@AndreiTupolev]

Class 303 & 304 in multiple? 🤨 Didn't know they could. They certainly couldn't operate the doors on the 303s from the 304.

[@spompey]

Yes I believe a similar problem existed with 508s when on the Southern.......I even learnt the 508s in 1982/3.....thanks Andrei...Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

The blue trains sounds on the rails sometimes sound like someone wearing metal boots

[@spompey]

Many thanks and sincere regards...Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

Didnt the 311s and 303s had beeping sounds when doors were closing like when they were in thier un refurbished look

[@spompey]

I seem to remember most of the EMUs were fitted with beeping doors later on.....best wishes....Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

​@@spompey the 311 and 303 are somewhat brothers because of their twin looks

[@spompey]

@@buddmetroliner200gaming3 Best wishes for xmas....Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

12:21 are those wires and an unconnected doorway attached to the 303

[@spompey]

Not really sure...many thanks...mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

@@spompey can you make a better colour version of this video like some parts are blurry

[@spompey]

@@buddmetroliner200gaming3You will appreciate that the footage was taken on an old vintage camcorder with a small single chip and the colour definition was not too brilliant in those bygone years as it is nowadays. I have re rendered the footage to make it as best as possible with colour correction using white balancing, but many thanks and best wishes for your continued interest.....please do not stop watching as the quality is improving and hopefully the content...Best regards...Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

@@spompey yea it's from 1980s also do class 303s have jumpers wires behind the motor coach

[@spompey]

@@buddmetroliner200gaming3 I believe they did....Best regards....Mark

[@buddmetroliner200gaming3]

Oi dude can u make a replica of the video but in 360

[@spompey]

Many thanks Budd....best wishes....Mark

[@BenDover-ln6ns]

Them 31s are they on a Stockport-Glasgow service do you know? Definitely an IC service, just curious to know what.

[@spompey]

Much appreciated for that info....many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

The class 31s used to operate services to Hull and Cleethorpes. Before the opening of the Hazel Grove chord they operated via New Mills Central. The Glasgow service was normally operated by Class 47s back then.

[@BenDover-ln6ns]

Not in 1989 they didn’t hence my query. Certainly looks like an IC train.

[@spompey]

@@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782 Much appreciated for this info...and .many thanks for watching and for the comment...best wishes....Mark

[@matthewlovelock6928]

Likely the Paignton Rose Grove with dbl 31s and that posh stock. But it looks like empty stock.